It’s a phrase that’s often used and with most of us spending at least a third of our day at work, it’s no wonder we sometimes feel that our day job is likened to a marriage – minus the anniversary cards and presents, romance, and arguments. And in some extreme cases, our job has cost…
When you’re a recruiter submitting candidates to your hiring manager for review can be an unnerving experience, especially when the response can be so varied. You’ve spent days sifting CV’s, sourcing, interviewing and no doubt chasing candidates who seemed to disappear after your initial conversation. Finally getting to those 2 or 3 candidates that you’re…
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Attracting High Performers
Research around high performers in business, and what attracts then retains high performers in a business has greatly identified a shift in what was, to what is now an environment that can support high performers. Globally some of our best organizational development researchers are all talking about how this shift is influential in how organizations…
Most job seekers know that when interviewing for a job, asking intelligent and well-thought-out questions is an integral part of the applicant evaluation process. Approaching a job interview with a variety of questions on topics such as company and departmental goals, culture, mission and values, why the position is open and what is expected of…
Ever wondered whether it’s a blessing or a challenge to be one of the world’s best-known consumer brands, especially when it comes to employer branding? Well, we’ve been speaking to the American wireless voice and data provider T-Mobile US. Tisha Leslie is the Director of Employer Brand at the company and gives us an insight…
Just a few years ago, being employed generally meant you worked in an office that’s exclusively used by the company. The whole space is divided by department, with each section occupied by a team of your colleagues who work together for a common goal: growing the business. It’s a common sight to see desks or…
With the U.S. unemployment rate at an all-time low, hovering under four percent, the talent market is getting more and more competitive. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 6.7 million job openings and just 6.4 million available workers to fill them. Connecting to candidates has become increasingly difficult and relying on traditional…
Maintaining high ethical standards within the workplace is crucial for the success of a company, and this starts from the moment a candidate walks into the interview room. Any unethical treatment of workers can severely damage your business reputation and, by extension, its profitability. The public is becoming ever more aware of what unethical practices…
Sponsored by MightyRecruiter Thanks to machine learning (ML) and the smarts of countless startups, the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) keep mushrooming. The use of smart technology in recruitment was a hot topic in 2018, and you can expect it to continue this year. In fact, some predict that 2019 will be the year that…